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In the Fear of the Lord 
In Defense of the Savior 
and In Defense of Slavery 



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BY 
JOSEPH CLABRON 

615 TODD STREET 

LEXINGTON. KY. 



COPYRIGHTED 1911 



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In the Fear of the Lord 
In Defense of the Savior 
and In Defense of Slavery 



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BY 
JOSEPH CLABRON 

615 TODD STREET 
LEXINGTON. KY. 



COPYRIGHTED 1911 



To be free means "Death." 

To be a slave means ""Life." •, ^ / r^ 

When I obtained the Light and r ^^ ^^ < 

Knowledge of the Savior I could see yQ"^ qj^ v ' 

That freedom was not good for me. ^ \ ^> OvV^ 

It is a Dreadful Day that freedom has brought to me ; 

In Slaver>- I did not want to dwell. ; j 

For its Blindness kept me from the fears of Hell ; 

But when the Savior brought the light 

I did behold the Dreaded Sight. j 



^^'hat I needed more was 
To keep me from that terrible woe. 
When the Savior brought the Light 
I did behold a Dreadful Sight. 



In Slaver}- we had a glorious chance. 

In religion to advance : 

But in freedom we had so much to do 

That to the Savior we could not prove true. 



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Then we were left in deep despair ' | 

With no hopes, on Earth to Dwell. • 

But to be driven awav to Hell. 



I learned in my early day 

The Savior would teach me the way. 

Today I remember well 

I arose and turned mv back on Hell. 



I turned to the Savior and did Plead 

And told him my dreadful needs. 

He did in the Spirit tell me true 

Everx thing He would have me do. "' \ ; 

He has not left me a single day •.-"" 

But continues to teach me the Proper Way. 



After the Savior had given me the Light 
I beheld the human family in a dreadful plight 
This did grieve me day and night 
When I saw this awful sight. 



The Savior said. ""This will not do. 

It will effect your mind and anger you." 

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What do you think of the Association of Sinners? 

If with them you still remain 

You always will be the same. ■ 

What do you think of the image of man? 

It is beautiful indeed; . : 

To try to imitate it there is no need. 

It is as perfect as can be — 

Even the idolatrous can see. 

To make the image is against the Law, 

Against the Savior you'll pick a flaw. 

To imitate the Savior above 

You must be full of His Grace and Love, 

And if we do it then 

The Savior we certainly will offend. 

The Light of the Savior is Light and True 

It w^ill teach you what you ought to do. 

To make an image is wrong you know 

You did it once, but do it no more. 

With regards to Righteousness as disregards to unrighteousness, 
and with the Light and knowledge taught by the Savior, I will tell you 
the unpleasantness and danger of freedom and the pleasantness of slavery : 

In slavery I was taught the Ways of Righteousness towards the 
Savior and obedience to my Master. In this way I continued to grow. 

But one morning in '65, Freedom in me became alive, 

And I could see what a dreadful day that Freedom had brought to me; 

But when Responsibility come, 

Deeper in sin I continued to ran. 

I said if I in freedom continued to dwell. 

It will drive my soul to Hell. 

I turned to the Savior to ask Him what to do 

He said, "Your ways you must renew." 

I started out and began to pray 

Soon it brought to me the Light of day. 

Then I could see in me did dwell 
The very things that lead to Hell. 
I saw that I owed a debt of Love 
To the Blessed Savior above. 

There was three people on Earth did dwell 

Who helped to save my soul from Hell : 

My mother taught me true ; 

My father taught me what to do; 

My Master taught me obedience every day; 

And led me in the proper way. 

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To these three I owe a debt of Love 

I intend to pay to the Blessed Savior above. 

I can not neglect this still 

Because it is the Savior's Will. 

I looked farther and could see 

A terrible debt hanging over me; 

This debt of Love that I owe to every creature here below 

I want to let you know that this is true 
For the Savior has taught me what to do, 
And if I get in debt to any man 
The Savior will lend me a Helping Hand. 

I found this was a perfect way 

For there were some debts I could not pay. 

When I found out what I had done, 

I had a terrible risk to run. 

To live and shun that dreadful Day 

And the Blessed Savior to obey. 

Offence is against all the laws 

And the Light of Righteousness will show the flaws. 

To be made ashamed in that dreadful da}-, 

When you have nothing to pay, 

And to pay it you must and pay it well, 

Or else be driven away to Hell. 

What I learned from the Savior in one day 

Would lead every man in a different way. 

The Light of the Savior will make you see 

And make you bend j'our wdcked knee, 

And pray to the Savior who dwells above 

For some more of His precious Love. 

I looked to see who was to blame; 
I saw Satan with his dreadful chain, 
Who had all of the human family bound, 
Leading them to the cold and chilly ground. 

And there they must continue to lay 
Until that great and dreadful day, 
When the righteous they must arise 
And be carried to Heaven through the skies. 

The balance of the people that still remained, 
Bound down with that dreadful chain, 
Satan, he knows it very well, 
That everyone will go to Hell. 

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Satan deceived the angels too. 

And brought them down as low as you; .:. 

He never will be satisfied i 

Until every living soul has died. j 

But in every word and every way j 

The Savior's word He nuist obey j 

And after He has done it well 

He must be driven away to Hell. • j 

So I give warning to every man ] 

To shun Satan's dreadful hand. ^ 

This is impossible for him to do, '| 

But the Savior will help him through, ' 

Then if he will continue to pray ] 

And not neglect the proper way, " ■ i 

Then a-ou are bound to overcome : 
When the Savior's work is done. 

He has treated me so very kind ' ■ 

I'll always keep it in my mind , ■ 

That He will treat others the very same. 

If they will call on His blessed name. 

But you should accept Him while you are young, '[ 

Or you have a terrible risk to run. ■ ■ ■ 

Do not wait until you get old, ] 

You are mighty apt to lose 3-our soul; ' 

The righteous are infants, you know, . . > 

They have no special debt they owe, ' ' ] 

To the Savior they must fly i 

Never any more to die. ' j 
To dwell with the Savior awa)* above 

And to share with Him in Him Love. ! 

\\'hile the sinners must be driven awa}' : 

To that long and dreadful day. .■ | 

AVhen I came to see I wept and cried, i 
Because so many of my friends had sickened and died, 

Without ever being told : 

How they might have saved their soul. ; 

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The Savior showed me in that hour j 

That He always had the Power ~ ] 

To save from the Dead at any hour. ■ j 

I believed the Savior what He said, - ' ,; 

And I prayed to Him for the dead. ] 

He showed to me ver\' plain 1 

That over the dead he did reign, ■ 1 

And over the living just the same. ' \ 

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I learned from this that Satan was the author of Death and Darkness, 
And the Savior the author of Life "A Light, and Peace and Power: 
And we need Him eYery hour. 

This fcnowle<^ was obtained from three people — 
My mother, my father, and my Master; 
These three in Heaven with me must dwell: 
F:r -Jzi~ there is no HelL 

Z ung people to listen to what I have to say: 

Wt ~ " ' that dreadful day. 

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They were nghi you know, becatise tht Mv::r tOiu me so: 

It was good, it was bound to bt. 

L: " ' "uch it did or me. 

I ^ ivery and freedom too, 

- M r are nothing new. 

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Freedotz s livt shill not drive me to HelL 



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My mother and father wetT : t : tre. 

And they even s; '.-.z :: : : j.ntair. 

My Master was J t 5: :he same: 

They even r: 1 i T :: H t : t 

You that art frrt rtr rriT.- - t. 

WTiere the Savior puts you, you must dwelL 

Or else be driven away to HeU. 

In defence of the Savior from the people's slanderous tongues. 
In defense of slavery for what evil freedom has done, 
Thtre were thousands that - trt :rtr. 



But none of them could excell me. 

I learned how to love the Lord 

Whom the free did disregard. 

If I had been free what would I have done 

With such a dangerous risk to run. 



In speaking of the many things in my spiritual life, I now give you 
the most important of them all. 

In a spiritual vision I saw the Savior ; He was wonderful to behold 
and as white as the light. To speak of His Glory is too great, but His 
love to me is wonderful. He uses plain language and spiritual observa- 
tions which gives you a plain view. He uses spiritual signs which must 
be interpreted and He continually visits you and teaches you daily in 
righteousness and tells you the danger of unrighteousness. 

By the teaching of the Savior I have seen Satan and many times in 
the spirit He looks like an ordinary colored man and very fair looking. 
He seems to be dressed just like any other man; sometimes when he 
desires to create sympathy he appears without any clothes. He is a ter- 
rible antagonistic fighter and no one can conquer him but the Savior. 
If the Savior leaves vou in his hands he will kill vou. 



When I was a boy bound with the slavery band, 

I could hear the Savior's name on every hand. 

And His name would sound sweet to me, 

And my mother would make me bow my sinful knee and pray with 

respect of love. 
To the Savior who dwells above. 

In that day there was three church bells th.at did ring ; 
It seemed to me to be a blessed thing ; 
It seemed to say this is the best. 
For Sunday is a Day of Rest. 

Our T>klaster would give us this day, 

And mother and I would hasten away 

To church to hear what the preacher had to say; 

He would preach and preach well. 

And tell us the danger of going to Hell. 

And there was a watchman at the door 

To see that we paid the respect that we owed, 

And he would watch you and watch you well. 

And see you back to the place you dwell. 

This was done by the Master's command ; 

But He warned every man not to touch you with a violent hand. 

You was precious to Him you know : 

He will pay every, bill you owe, 

And He will keep you comfortable too, 

And give you plenty of work to do. 

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When you had done wrong 

He would chastise you fast and long, 

\Mien you had done right 

He would praise you with all His might. 

In 1855 my master's mind became alive 
And he rose up with money in hand 
To go to ^lissouri to buy land 
When he came back I heard him say 
It was not best 

He did not like the cold and chilly west. 
And me and mother rejoiced indeed. 
For a new country we did not need. 

Then again in "61 another new trouble had begun, 

The war with its dreaded alarm. 

]My master went and bought a farm : 

^le and my mother went there four years to stay. 

We had a very pleasant day. 

You have had a heap to say 

About the people in a peculiar way 

But now you must explai nto hold up the Savior's name. 

We may through great troubles wade, 

But the Savior will give us aid : 

We may sink in deep despair, 

But the Savior is with us there. 

And when that welcomed call is made, 

The Savior is sure to come to our aid. 

I have found this so all over the land, 

]\IMore especially with the colored man ; 

Sometimes this is disarranged, 

For the man is bound by Satan's chain. 

The Savior can not come to his aid, 

Because His Laws he has disobeyed: 

While with the obedient this is not so. 

And He will come to them you know. 

But in Africa this was not true. 
They did not have a thing to do 

But to eat. and sing and not raise a thing, 

And to Live and multiply and Die. 

Then fly away into the sky. 

To that Rest which for Africa was the best. 

They had not heard of the Savior, 
\\'hile in this they did dwell. 
For them there was no Hell. 



They were not under the Law, 
For they were under Grace, 
Which occupies the entire space. 
You know this was a very good land, 
More especially for the colored man. 

'I knew a colored man 7000 years, 
Before the world was made ; • 

The Savior treated him well, 

And knew that He would have to make for him a Hell. 
And the angels, too, it was a dreadful shame. 

But Satan had them bound •• 

With that dreadful chain ; 

He bound them well and dragged them down to that awful Hell. 
Coming on down to the creation of Adam and Eve, 
He showed his love for the colored man ; 
He gave them all the land. 
For 7,000 years He let them live and multiply. 
Until their sins had reached so high. 
That He just let them die; 
But He loved them so very well 
Xot one of them did go to Hell. 
Satan was there with his dreadful hand, 
Fulfilling the Savior's command, 
And every one of them he did kill, 
Yet he only did the Savior's will. 
This was the first fruit of Righteousness and Death was the penalty. 

Noah came over to possess the land ; 

He was made to understand 

The Savior still loved the colored man. 

Everyone in me will believe, 

Satan shall not deceive ; 

Every one in me does deny 

He shall surely die. 

From Noah they came on down, 

And Satan filled them with Pride, 

And many of them sickened and died,. 

But the love of the Savior followed them still. 

And continued to teach them His will. 

Coming on down to King Pharaoh's day 
He did rule and had his sway, 
He also had the land. 
And He did rule with a dreadful hand, 
And He drove the children every day. 
And made them make bricks with hay ; 
The children suffered and cried, 
F"or this many of the Egyptians died. 

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King Pharaoh continued on his sway, .■ 

And the children continued to pray, 1 

The Savior heard the children one day, I 

And sent Moses to bring them away. ] 
Moses went right down too, 

And told the children what to do, j 
And when they got ready on that night, 

I wish you could have seen that sight. 1 

When King Pharaoh heard that they were gone, ] 
He arose and followed right on, 

He did not know how far they would be, i 
But they had crossed the Red Sea. 
When King Pharaoh got there not a soul did he see. 
But the water was heaped up very high, 

And the bed of the Sea was very dry, ' 

For in this they were bound to die. J 
I will warn every man that this was done by the Savior's command. 

Coming on down to Dr. Watt's day, ■ 

It was sweet to me I should say, 

I used to hear them sing his hymns, 

And I listened with high regards, ; 

I knew they must have come from the Lord. .'] 

There arose in me a terrible fear, \ 

And made me believe that Hell was near. . 

My mother used to sing them too, ■ 

And every word to me was true. - i 
I heard my master sing them many a day, 
That helped me to him obey. 

I loved him then, I love him still, ! 

He helped me to learn the Savior's will. '■ 

This I done with high regards, . ; 
This I did with high regards, * 

Because it is the will of the Lord, '. 

In love the two must still remain, ; 

When come to judgment they are not to blame. ; 

But sin in them revived so fast, - 

The Savior had to come at last, ; 

And die to save the colored man, ; 

From Satan's dreadful hand. [ 

He came to judge both body and soul,, ' 
Which was more precious to Him than gold. 

It was said to the colored man you will be lost, ; 

If you don't help to bear His Cross. ; 

The colored man he bore it well, j 
To keep his soul from going to Hell. ' * 

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After the Blessed Savior had died, ■ 

The colored man took the body with pride, 

And layed to rest in His new tomb. • 

On one evening afternoon, 

He dressed it up in white and clean, : 

He rose and rose well. 

And dragged all the powers of Hell, ■ 

And the soldiers were there, too, you know, i 

For they never saw such sights before. j 

And there appeared some slaves, j 

Who came up from their graces, I 

Where they bound with the cold and chilly ground. ] 

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That morning I heard an awful cry, I 

Saying the righteous shall never die. ] 

That was sweet in the believers ears, ■ 

It will drive away all his fears. \ 

One day about 800 years before the Savior came, 

There was some stealing done, ■ 

The Prophet with Wisdom's hand, ' 

Knew it was a colored man. : 

The Prophet called him in and asked him where that he had been. 

He could not say a single thing; i 

The Prophet said you shall no more serve me, ■ 

And he went out to be freed, 

And he went across the Mediterranean Sea. 

Thousands of others had done the same as he, 

And crossed the Mediterranean Sea. 

Over there they multiplied and still in sin and died, i 

He came right back again and went as deep in sin. ; 

For 1700 years they were bound, 

And at last they were found, ; 

And you will find him here today, j 

Acting in that verv same way. ' ] 

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He will not accept the Lord, 
And treat him with disregard, 
And those ways he loves well. 
But it will drive him to Hell. 
In conclusion I will say that freedom has brought him a dreadful day. • 

Turn to the Son in the East, . ; 

And cry to him for peace. 

And cry well for he will save your soul from Hell. 

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In me did dwell the frozen law, 

The warmth of life would not thaw, 

I used to hear my mother say 

That the love of the Savior would drive it away. 

A conscience that is void of despair. 
Is a dreadful conscience I will declare, 
What shall I do you can say 
Accept the Savior this very day. 

But if in sin you continue to sow, 

You are bound for eternal woe, 

For what you sow you are bound to reap. 

As the harvest is yours to keep. 

When yoii are ready to sow again, 

Do not try to sow in sin. 

This is the propert thought 

When to judgment you are brought; 

You must not have a sinful thought ; ; 

For there will be a dreadful day, 

When sinners will be driven away. 

If you do as others do, 
You can not to the Savior be true, 
You must come away this very day, 
And to the Savior must obey. 

If you stay in that sinful crowd. 

You always will be too proud, ' 

The proud he will not receive ; 

You must from the sinners leave. 

With them you have to dwell many a day. 

And never could change your way, 

If with them you still remain. 

You always will be the same. 

I went to church one day and heard the preacher say 

That good manners was the proper way. 

And the Lord would save any one that would love and praise His Son, 

And turn thanks for what he had done. 



This is true in every way ; 
The Lord will not receive any other pay ; 
When you have done this He will love you well, 
And will not let you go to Hell. 

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To have good manners must be in the blood and veins, 

And bind you like an awful chain. - 

It must bring you high in love, 

With the Blessed Savior who dwells above. 

In defense of the Savior's name, 

I found every track and every train 

Brings reproach upon His name. 

I will tell the lawyers and the doctors, the captains, the colonels, 

And all other men that it is dangerous to offend. 

The jawbone of a man and the stroke of a pen. 

Has caused the death of a thousand men. 

When responsibilities come deeper in sin you continue to run. 

I will say to my friends good-bye, 

Don't be afraid and cry. 

As I am not going to die. 

I love you still, but to associate with you in the future I fear I never will. 

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